Irving Schneider, M.D.
Died at home in Chevy Chase on April 14, 2019, age 93. Born in Brooklyn, descended from generations of Hasidic rabbis, educated at Brooklyn College, Univ. of Chicago, and NYU Medical School, Irv was a pioneer in community psychiatry and a practicing psychiatrist for over 60 years. A lifelong film buff and scholar, he wrote influential studies on the role of psychiatry in the movies. Irv was a combat veteran of WW2, serving in the Pacific, awarded the Purple Heart. His experiences and the loss of his beloved brother Norman deeply informed his opposition to war. Also predeceased by his dear sister Irene. He is survived by his greatest love, his wife of 64 years Zola Dincin Schneider; his loving sons and their spouses Peter (Susan DeJarnatt), Norman (Linda Kanefield), Daniel (Leslie Reagan); devoted grandchildren Benjamin (Stephanie), Paul, David, Max, Rafael, Jacob, and Rosie; great-granddaughter Ayla; brother Bernard (Marge), and sister Charlotte (George Salkin). The family will observe shiva at the home, with services on April 15 at 7 p.m. Burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Please consider contributions to Woodley House, woodleyhouse.org. Arrangements by Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home, LLC under Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington Contract.

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Published by The Washington Post on Apr. 15, 2019.

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Micheline Klagsbrun

March 17, 2021

Hello, I hope this reaches Zola.
Zola, I am so sorry, I did not know of Irv's passing and just found out by chance online. It has been a long time but I still treasure such wonderful memories of the two of you, especially in the old days of the film/psychoananlysis seminar. I hope you are well and surrounded by the comforts os family. May his memory be for a blessing. Warm hugs, Micheline (Klagsbrun).

S Pottinger

April 15, 2019

I'm so sorry to hear of Irving's passing. I didn't know him as well as I'd have liked, but we both graduated NYU and though of differing religious background, we shared a similar opposition to war as mentioned in the scriptures (Psalm 46:9-11): that the God of Jacob 'would break the bow, shatter the spear, burn the military wagons with fire; and that he, the God of Jacob, is a secure refuge for us.'
My condolences to his family.

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